The City of Peoria is the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois. With a population of just over 115,000, Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River. First incorporated in 1835, Peoria has a diverse manufacturing history, with products ranging from pottery, ice and glucose to carriages, cast metal and tractors. Peoria has long been the headquarters of farm equipment and earth-moving machinery company Caterpillar, Inc. Other prominent employers today include the Archer Daniels Midland Company, Komatsu America Corporation and RLI Corporation. Peoria is also home to several colleges and universities, including Bradley University and Midstate College.

Peoria's history of industry begins with its first flour mill, constructed in 1830. Other early industries centered around agriculture, and products needed by the settlers to establish themselves in the new town, such as carriages, metal goods, tableware, and furniture. Alcoholic beverages and farm machinery were key 19th century industries. In the years before the Civil War, Peoria had as many as 22 distilleries, and a number of breweries. Farm machinery began production as early as 1837. The Avery Planter Company was organized in 1883, producing planters, cultivators and other farming tools. As the Avery Manufacturing Company, they soon expanded to steam engines, tractors and farm trucks, purchasing the former Kingman Plow Company plant in 1916. The company went bankrupt in 1923, and after a few attempts to restart the business, closed for good at the start of World War II. Other companies would be more long-lived. In 1910, the Holt Caterpillar Company opened a plant in Peoria to build crawler-type tractors. As Caterpillar, Inc., the company now has 110 facilities in 22 countries. The Keystone Steel & Wire Company began making fences in 1889, and is a major manufacturer of industrial wire and steel products.

Peoria has a lengthy history of manufacturing in industries known for their use of asbestos-containing products. Asbestos-containing materials were widely used during much of the 20th century, putting workers at risk for mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases. If you were exposed to asbestos in Peoria, you may benefit from seeking the advice of an asbestos attorney.

Other Asbestos Exposure Sites in Peoria, Illinois

The Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance has compiled information obtained from a number of sources to identify the following jobsites in Peoria where asbestos exposure was known to have occurred. These sites are listed below.

Abbott Power Station

Adm Corn Sweeteners

Allied Mills Inc

American Glucose Company

American Spirits Manufacturing Company

Archer Daniels Midland Company

Avery Manufacturing Company

Balzer & Gardner

Barrett Manufacturing Company

Bemis Brothers Bag Company

Bladwin Power Plt Job

Board of Education

Bosch Food Products Company

Bradley University

Broadrick & Bascom Steel Rope

Burn Zol Incinerator Company

Caterpillar Tractor Company

Caterpiller Tractor Company

Celotex Corporation

Cent'L Illinois Constn. Company

Central Illinois Light Company

Century Distilling Company

Champaign High School

Chicago Bridge & Iron

City of Springfield Job

Clarke Brothers and Company

Commercial Solvents Corporation

Commonwealth Edison Company

Connor Company

Cooperage Div Plant

Duck Creek Powerhouse

Edwards Powerhouse

Ernest B. Roberts

Federal Warehouse Company

Fisk Station

Florida Avenue Residence Hall

Franklin Life

Franklin School

General Office Building

Glucose Sugar Refinery Company

Great Western Distilling Company

Greater Peoria Sanitary & Sewage Disposal

H. Douglas Singer Clinic

Hart Carter Company

Hiram Walker & Sons, Inc.

Hiram Walker Distillery

Hiram Walker Incorporated

Illinois Power Wood River Division

Illinois Traction System

International Harvester

Jefferson City Light Heat and Power Company

Keystone Fence Company

Keystone Steel & Wire Company

Kincaid Power Station

Komatsu-Dresser

Kraft Foods

Lacey Drainage & Levee District

Le Tourneau Westinghouse

Liberty Street Station

Liquid Carbonic Corporation

Little Giant Products Inc

Madigon and Walsh Company

Manual H.S.

Maple City Stamping Company

Maplewood Coal Company

Mcquellon Plumbing & Heating

Mcwilliams and Company

Means F W Company

Methodist Hospital

National Aluminum Manufacturing Company

National Distilling Company

Northern Regional Peseach

Pabst Brewing Company

Peoria and Kankakee Hospital

Peoria and Pekin Traction Company

Peoria and Pekin Union Railway Company

Peoria Apron & Towel Supp

Peoria Bloomgtn. and Chaupgn. Railroad

Peoria Cordage Company

Peoria Grape Sugar Company

Peoria Housing Authority

Peoria Industrial Piping

Peoria Regional Office Buildin Regional Office Building Peori

Peoria Rubber and Manufacturing Company

Peoria Sanitary District

Peoria Savings & Loan Association

Peoria Steel and Tool Company

Peoria Sugar Refining Company

Powerton

Premier Malt Products Company

Premior Pabst

Ritschel Coal Company

Schlink Eugene T & Son

Scottish Amer Dist Ltd

Security Savings & Loan

Service Refractories Company

Sheet Metal Products

Sherex

Shoolner and Company

Southern Illinois University

Springfield and Peoria Railroad Company

Sprinkmann & Sons Corporation of Illinois

St. Boniface Catholic Church

Standard Distilling and Distributing Company

Station WMMJ

Tom Smith Plumbing

U. S. Industrial Chemical Company

United Box Board Company

United States Food Products Corporation

United States Industrial Alcohol Company of Peoria

University High School

University of Illinois

Wabco-Dresser

Wallace Station

Wavco

Westinghouse

Wood River Power

Woodruff Ice. Company

Woolner Distilling Company

Locate a Mesothelioma Doctor near Peoria, Illinois

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Mesothelioma Patient Support Services near Peoria

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Filing an Asbestos Lawsuit in Peoria, Illinois

Don’t lose your right to file a mesothelioma claim. If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with mesothelioma and were exposed to asbestos in Peoria, Illinois, you may be entitled to compensation. You must file your claim within the appropriate statute of limitations for the state of Illinois.

Asbestos Law Firms Servicing Peoria, Illinois

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